Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord

J Cohen-Adad, E Alonso-Ortiz, M Abramovic… - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Quantitative spinal cord (SC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) presents many challenges,
including a lack of standardized imaging protocols. Here we present a prospectively …

Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers for patient stratification and prognosis in acute spinal cord injury

T Jogia, MA Kopp, JM Schwab… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers... : Current Opinion in
Neurology Peripheral white blood cell responses as emerging biomarkers for patient …

[HTML][HTML] Towards reliable spinal cord fMRI: Assessment of common imaging protocols

N Kinany, E Pirondini, L Mattera, R Martuzzi, S Micera… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has revolutionized the investigation of brain
function. Similar approaches can be translated to probe spinal mechanisms. However …

Vendor‐neutral sequences and fully transparent workflows improve inter‐vendor reproducibility of quantitative MRI

A Karakuzu, L Biswas, J Cohen‐Adad… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We developed an end‐to‐end workflow that starts with a vendor‐neutral acquisition
and tested the hypothesis that vendor‐neutral sequences decrease inter‐vendor variability …

Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging at 0.05 Tesla

Y Zhao, Y Ding, V Lau, C Man, S Su, L Xiao… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Despite a half-century of advancements, global magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
accessibility remains limited and uneven, hindering its full potential in health care. Initially …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of multi-parameter mapping (MPM) in the cervical cord: A multi-center multi-vendor quantitative MRI study

M Seif, T Leutritz, S Schading, T Emmengger, A Curt… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
MRI based multicenter studies which target neurological pathologies affecting the spinal
cord and brain–including spinal cord injury (SCI)–require standardized acquisition protocols …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of spinal cord measures based on synthetic T1-weighted MRI derived from multiparametric mapping (MPM)

S Schading, M Seif, T Leutritz, M Hupp, A Curt… - Neuroimage, 2023 - Elsevier
Short MRI acquisition time, high signal-to-noise ratio, and high reliability are crucial for
image quality when scanning healthy volunteers and patients. Cross-sectional cervical cord …

[HTML][HTML] MAGNIMS recommendations for harmonization of MRI data in MS multicenter studies

N De Stefano, M Battaglini, D Pareto, R Cortese… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need of sharing harmonized data from large, cooperative studies as
this is essential to develop new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In the field of multiple …

Pontomedullary junction as a reference for spinal cord cross-sectional area: validation across neck positions

S Bédard, M Bouthillier, J Cohen-Adad - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Spinal cord cross-sectional area (CSA) is an important MRI biomarker to assess spinal cord
atrophy in various neurodegenerative and traumatic spinal cord diseases. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Denoising of diffusion MRI in the cervical spinal cord–effects of denoising strategy and acquisition on intra-cord contrast, signal modeling, and feature …

KG Schilling, S Fadnavis, J Batson, M Visagie… - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantitative diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a promising technique for evaluating the spinal cord in
health and disease. However, low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) can impede interpretation and …